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TV Licence Inspectors

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  • #122
    Jimmy Garlic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,331 ✭✭✭Jimmy Garlic


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BE1KRj5iiM


  • #123
    JustinDee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,672 ✭✭✭JustinDee


    What is it with this country??
    According to some on this thread, its okay to bludge off those of us who play the licence. And you don't (allegedly) ever watch RTE but are happy to bludge off the UK?

    Well done. Real classy.
    How very . . . Irish.


  • #124
    Jimmy Garlic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,331 ✭✭✭Jimmy Garlic


    JustinDee wrote: »
    What is it with this country??
    According to some on this thread, its okay to bludge off those of us who play the licence. And you don't (allegedly) ever watch RTE but are happy to bludge off the UK?

    Well done. Real classy.
    How very . . . Irish.


    Yeah, you are, Very. Enjoy


  • #125
    Bruthal
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,370 ✭✭✭✭Bruthal


    JustinDee wrote: »
    What is it with this country??
    According to some on this thread, its okay to bludge off those of us who play the licence. And you don't (allegedly) ever watch RTE but are happy to bludge off the UK?
    How much of your tv licence fee goes to the uk so?
    Well done. Real classy.
    How very . . . Irish.

    As Jimmy Garlic said, yes you are.


  • #126
    Hank_Jones
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,783 ✭✭✭Hank_Jones


    JustinDee wrote: »
    What is it with this country??
    According to some on this thread, its okay to bludge off those of us who play the licence. And you don't (allegedly) ever watch RTE but are happy to bludge off the UK?

    Well done. Real classy.
    How very . . . Irish.

    I'm sorry.....what?


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  • #127
    Mike 1972
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,017 ✭✭✭Mike 1972


    JustinDee wrote: »
    According to some on this thread, its okay to bludge off those of us who play the licence. And you don't (allegedly) ever watch RTE but are happy to bludge off the UK?

    NEWSFLASH: For some years decades now it has been possible for people in Ireland to receive television signals from countries besides Ireland and the UK

    UPDATE: For some decades over half a century there have been channels based in the UK which are not funded by the licence fee which in any case Irish residents are not required to pay.

    We will have more from life in the 21st century after the break.......


  • #128
    120_Minutes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,706 ✭✭✭120_Minutes


    I would rather pay a portion of the BBC licence fee than the Irish one, at least they provide a quality service in my opinion


  • #129
    gerbear1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 152 ✭✭gerbear1


    Haven't read all of the thread, but a thought pot into my head. I think there's a TV license and then a cheaper radio license, in the case that you only own a radio and don't own a TV. If this is true, how come cars don't need a radio license?


  • #130
    Captain_Generic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,408 ✭✭✭Captain_Generic


    gerbear1 wrote: »
    Haven't read all of the thread, but a thought pot into my head. I think there's a TV license and then a cheaper radio license, in the case that you only own a radio and don't own a TV. If this is true, how come cars don't need a radio license?

    Only radio stations need licenses, and stop smoking pot


  • #131
    Yawns
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,254 ✭✭✭Yawns


    If they come looking for money cos there's a radio in my car I will hunt you down and blast you with piss ok? At least the green's are out now so they can't enforce this kind of ****.


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  • #132
    J.Ball
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 142 ✭✭J.Ball


    Don't the inspectors use the 'once your tv is able to recieve the signal you have to pay' line. arent they switching this signal off soon and going digital so what happens then?


  • #133
    Conor_M1990
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 480 ✭✭Conor_M1990


    Why would you pay it theres not a thing they can do im sorry but theres a recession one were already taxed to the 9's why hand over 150 euro or whatever it is to the post office when you can keep it


  • #134
    dxhound2005
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 24,787 ✭✭✭✭dxhound2005


    Clip-on tie here.

    As requested this is how to watch pay TV for free, ask a Mod to re-open this thread and away you go.

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056215474

    Like not paying the licence fee it's only slightly illegal and nobody is being harmed. Don't worry about the legal stuff there are plently of ideas in this thread on how to deal with any ****ers who try to enforce the law.


  • #135
    stephendevlin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,307 ✭✭✭stephendevlin


    JustinDee wrote: »
    What is it with this country??
    According to some on this thread, its okay to bludge off those of us who play the licence. And you don't (allegedly) ever watch RTE but are happy to bludge off the UK?

    Well done. Real classy.
    How very . . . Irish.

    What if your aerial is incapable of recieving a signal.


  • #136
    Bruthal
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,370 ✭✭✭✭Bruthal


    stephendevlin wrote: »
    What if your aerial is incapable of recieving a signal.

    Well it has nothing to do with what you can or do receive. The national broadcaster has to be funded. So a tax is how its part funded. The tax is called a tv licence because its a tv we use to watch it in general, and also because calling it a tv licence means that anyone that has a tv must pay, even if the tv will never be used to watch any tv channel ever. The reason for this is to ensure no one is outside the national broadcasters tax net.

    The proof of this is if you only have a monitor with no tuner in it, you still need the licence if you have a sky box or ntl etc, even though you now do not actually have a tv set. One of the most ridiculous things was the jump from €100 to €150 in a single increase a few years back. Ridiculous.


  • #137
    loopyloulilly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 173 ✭✭loopyloulilly


    Happened twice in college two different addresses.
    First was my sisters house TV inspector pulled up to the house, she knocked on the door, windows. Got back into her car and beeped the horn, got out again banged the door and opened the door to shout "I know you are in there" I was scary Sh1tless in the wardrobe.

    Secondly shared a house with college friends, new enough house, of course ignored door bells figured if it was one of our friends they would call us, blab about the court letters, we never gave a name. One of the house mates came up with a rule, who ever opens the door to the TV inspector, pays the TV licence, unfortunately for her she opened the door to him. Ha of course we never paid.:D


  • #138
    rugbyman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,789 ✭✭✭rugbyman


    manlad wrote: »
    I was up in court in October for having no t.v license.

    Lived on dcu campus last year, the building I lived in had one t.v between 400 ppl. Tv man came to my door, I stupidly gave him my name. Biggest mistake, once they have your name your caught. I ignored any letter I received. Then got the courts summons. I went to court and spent the day there watching the judge hand out fines to hundreds of people, no excuse and no say in the matter. it came to be but I had a barristor as I didnt think it fair I should be held responsible for a t.v I didnt own or watch shared by a building full of people. I luckily got off but only because I had a barristor cousin to speak for me.

    My Advice- Just buy a licence and if your too cheap, do not give them your name. But I know in the future I will just get the licence, if it shared among a few people it'll only cost you a couple of quid.


    hello there, do you recall how much the individual fines were,did any of them produce a l icence(clearly bought between the first visit and the court date, if so ,did that not make any difference. if not did the people who bought a licence in the meantime and those who bought f.a. get the same fine?

    Regards Rugbyman


  • #139
    Bruthal
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,370 ✭✭✭✭Bruthal


    manlad wrote: »
    if it shared among a few people it'll only cost you a couple of quid.

    Handy alright, of you have 40 or 50 people living in the house.


  • #140
    JONJO THE MISER
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 12,333 ✭✭✭✭JONJO THE MISER


    I always wanted to know do the license inspectors go to south hill in Limerick and knock on peoples doors, i think we all know the answer to that.


  • #141
    JustinDee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,672 ✭✭✭JustinDee


    robbie7730 wrote: »
    How much of your tv licence fee goes to the uk so?
    Nothing.
    robbie7730 wrote: »
    As Jimmy Garlic said, yes you are.
    First of all, you're assuming here, never mind missing the point of what I said.
    Sitting on one's own hands trying to justify getting everything for nothing and whingeing over having to contribute is what I meant.


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  • #142
    JustinDee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,672 ✭✭✭JustinDee


    Mike 1972 wrote: »
    NEWSFLASH: For some years decades now it has been possible for people in Ireland to receive television signals from countries besides Ireland and the UK
    If you pay a subscription to view them then you're paying for what you watch.
    Mike 1972 wrote: »
    UPDATE: For some decades over half a century there have been channels based in the UK which are not funded by the licence fee which in any case Irish residents are not required to pay
    Fine if the licence bludgers don't watch BBC or RTE ever.
    All the while, they'll get BBC for free thanks to the taxpayers over the border and RTE part in thanks to the licence-fee payers here.

    "To bludge" means to skim or leech off, by the way.


  • #143
    Caoimhín
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    I have an app that keeps TV licence inspectors away. It works on politicians and holy Joes too.

    Boo Radley 03.01.11.jpg


  • #144
    Mike 1972
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,017 ✭✭✭Mike 1972


    JustinDee wrote: »
    If you pay a subscription to view them then you're paying for what you watch. .

    There are thousands of foreign channels on satellite available free to air on satellite here. In any case the fact that someone is willing to shell out for a subscription weakens not strengthens the case for paying a licence fee TV tax protection money here.
    JustinDee wrote: »
    All the while, they'll get BBC for free thanks to the taxpayers over the border and RTE part in thanks to the licence-fee payers here. .

    The Irish licence fee doesnt fund UK broadcasters (and Irish TV is available in much of NI and parts of Wales IOM and even a small bit of Scotland) so this doesnt make any sense
    loopyloulilly wrote: »
    First was my sisters house TV inspector pulled up to the house, she knocked on the door, windows. Got back into her car and beeped the horn, got out again banged the door and opened the door to shout "I know you are in there".
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_John_Ward


  • #145
    JustinDee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,672 ✭✭✭JustinDee


    Mike 1972 wrote: »
    There are thousands of foreign channels on satellite available free to air on satellite here. In any case the fact that someone is willing to shell out for a subscription weakens not strengthens the case for paying a licence fee TV tax protection money here
    The bludgers out there claim they never watch RTE. Not even for sport or news, or even RTE player on their website. If RTE ever do get their digital service up and running, they'd ignore that too? Sure, sure.
    They seem happy for other people to pay for their viewing.
    Mike 1972 wrote: »
    The Irish licence fee doesnt fund UK broadcasters (and Irish TV is available in much of NI and parts of Wales IOM and even a small bit of Scotland) so this doesnt make any sense
    Of course it makes sense. One would be naive to think that if there was a way to block their signal outside Rep.Ireland, RTE wouldn't use it.


  • #146
    Mike 1972
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,017 ✭✭✭Mike 1972


    JustinDee wrote: »
    The bludgers out there claim they never watch RTE. Not even for sport or news, or even RTE player on their website. If RTE ever do get their digital service up and running, they'd ignore that too? Sure, sure.t.

    If someone claims to never watch RTE who the fup are you to call them liars ? Have you got a hidden camera in their home pointed at their TV or something ?

    JustinDee wrote: »
    Of course it makes sense. One would be naive to think that if there was a way to block their signal outside Rep.Ireland, RTE wouldn't use it.

    No it doesnt. What the hell difference does it make whether someone watching broadcasts from the UK pays money to an Irish broadcaster or not ?


  • #147
    JustinDee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,672 ✭✭✭JustinDee


    Mike 1972 wrote: »
    If someone claims to never watch RTE who the fup are you to call them liars ? Have you got a hidden camera in their home pointed at their TV or something ?
    No skin off your nose if I don't believe somebody who says they have a TV and never once have RTE on. Not for anything? Methinks not.
    Mike 1972 wrote: »
    No it doesnt. What the hell difference does it make whether someone watching broadcasts from the UK pays money to an Irish broadcaster or not ?
    There's a reason that you can't get RTE on a non-Irish Sky decoder outside the Republic of Ireland.


  • #148
    Mike 1972
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,017 ✭✭✭Mike 1972


    JustinDee wrote: »
    No skin off your nose if I don't believe somebody who says they have a TV and never once have RTE on. Not for anything? Methinks not..

    Lots of Poles, Hungarians etc living in Ireland have TV's and never watch RTE

    Hell lots of Irish people never watch it.
    JustinDee wrote: »
    There's a reason that you can't get RTE on a non-Irish Sky decoder outside the Republic of Ireland.
    One cant even get RTE on a non-Irish Sky decoder inside the Republic of Ireland although Im not sure what your point is supposed to be.


  • #149
    Bruthal
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,370 ✭✭✭✭Bruthal


    JustinDee wrote: »
    If you pay a subscription to view them then you're paying for what you watch.

    Yes, and if you decide you dont want to watch the channels, you then dont have to pay.
    Fine if the licence bludgers don't watch BBC or RTE ever.
    All the while, they'll get BBC for free thanks to the taxpayers over the border and RTE part in thanks to the licence-fee payers here.

    "To bludge" means to skim or leech off, by the way.

    So if you pay for your tv licence here, you are then not bludging off the BBC? But if someone uses a projector to watch BBC but does not pay a tv licence because they have no tv, they are leechers you say? BBC can be wached through a sky box with no subscription, but RTE cant.


  • #150
    JustinDee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,672 ✭✭✭JustinDee


    Mike 1972 wrote: »
    Lots of Poles, Hungarians etc living in Ireland have TV's and never watch RTE
    I can match your generalism with another and say that a lot of them in fact do tune RTE.
    Mike 1972 wrote: »
    Hell lots of Irish people never watch it
    Not a very credible defence before a judge if ever taken to court over dodging these mandatory dues.
    Mike 1972 wrote: »
    One cant even get RTE on a non-Irish Sky decoder inside the Republic of Ireland although Im not sure what your point is supposed to be.
    You're being deliberately obtuse with this. Its obvious what my point is. If you have a Sky decoder subscribed to a Sky account from outside Rep.Ireland (ie. the UK) you cannot view RTE.
    robbie7730 wrote: »
    So if you pay for your tv licence here, you are then not bludging off the BBC? But if someone uses a projector to watch BBC but does not pay a tv licence because they have no tv, they are leechers you say? BBC can be wached through a sky box with no subscription, but RTE cant.
    BBC have an agreement with BSkyB. So do RTE. Tenets of these contracts differ from each other however.

    Hey, if you don't want to pay your TV licence, don't at your own risk. Myself and thousands of other licence-holders have got you covered whether or not, we want to.


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  • #151
    Mike 1972
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,017 ✭✭✭Mike 1972


    JustinDee wrote: »
    I can match your generalism with another and say that a lot of them in fact do tune RTE. .


    I believe it was in fact you sir who started with the generalisms when you said
    JustinDee wrote: »
    No skin off your nose if I don't believe somebody who says they have a TV and never once have RTE on. Not for anything? Methinks not..

    JustinDee wrote: »
    Not a very credible defence before a judge if ever taken to court over dodging these mandatory dues. .
    The legality of neglecting to pay ones protection money licence fee is not under debate here.
    JustinDee wrote: »
    Its obvious what my point is. If you have a Sky decoder subscribed to a Sky account from outside Rep.Ireland (ie. the UK) you cannot view RTE. ..
    It is niether obvious nor correct since Sky subscribers in Northern Ireland get RTE
    JustinDee wrote: »
    BBC have an agreement with BSkyB..
    Again even if correct how is this relevent ?


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